At exactly 0:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 18, 2022, the final round of the African Cup of Nations Group A match was ushered in, by the former Champion of the African Cup of Nations and the second-to-last Ethiopian PK team in the pre-match second place. Ethiopia suffered two consecutive defeats in the first two matches, but they did not get out early, if the game is a big victory over Burkina Faso, there is still hope to get the right to qualify, and Burkina Faso in the first two games 1 win 1 loss, as long as the game wins will be ironclad to advance, of course, if the draw, the accumulation of 4 points also has a great hope of promotion.
Burkina Faso offered a 433 formation, led by Traore, Jago, Tapsoba, Kabore and other tough players, while Ethiopia sacrificed a 451 formation, led by Getane, Jared, Dawa and other tough players.
In the 26th minute of the match, Burkina Faso launched a long pass from the team holder in the middle of the midfield, Bayara followed up with a volley on the left side of the penalty area, the ball jumped over the head of the opposing goalkeeper and flew into the right side of the goal, 1-0, Burkina Faso took the lead.
In the 51st minute of the match, the Burkina Faso player pushed down the opposing player in the penalty area, the referee awarded Ethiopia a penalty, and Kebed took the penalty in the bottom left corner of the goal, 1-1, the two sides were tied.
In the end, the two sides drew, Ethiopia won 3-0, only got 1 point, and ranked at the bottom of the group. Burkina Faso, on the other hand, finished second in the group with four points to advance.